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Jimmy Lai walks through the Stanley prison, in Hong Kong, July 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month, his legal team said on Friday (March 6, 2026). Lai, an outspoken critic…
To his supporters, former media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To his opponents, he’s a traitor to his motherland. Now, he was convicted in the landmark national security trial, which began in 2023, and could send him to prison for the rest of his life. He was convicted of conspiracies to commit…
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The signage of Hong Kong’s Final Court of Appeal is seen at the court in Hong Kong Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hong Kong’s top court on Monday (August 12, 2024) upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government…